Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-12-03
Ben's Foreign Service.

y. "N9''cS NIhhgo. nan come pretty
nearl' TO the end Of his tether. lie
had but lately succeeded TO The estate.
aud u had come 10 hln very heavily
ehcumherodi aud now. W IN reduced
rents. irrogulurlY paid he found il inn
lio.s bile to 20 on. lie had. therefore,,
determined 10 spend couple Of years
on The continent during which time he
hoped that the agricultural depressions
would pass away.
The Ustabl shment at the hall was
not large one by any means for
country bachelor SOUR but il was lar
ger than lac could afford 10 keep np
under existing rcumslnnces. co one
evening hu called his servants together
and told them how matters were with
him, bidding them seek other inslitu-
tl0ns ut once.
His personal servant. Ben Higgins,
was not Included IN the general dismis-
snl. but WAS destined TO accompany his
master abroad. Ben was one Of those
men not unfrequentiy met with in the
e"untry--a man who could turn his
hand 10 most things though be might
not be good ut aut. Tue position he
held nj Wcstley Grange was "a cross be-
tween valet and gamckeeper. but at
odd times lac had been known 10 cook
his masters dinner aud make his mas
iers's bed. tbs was during grous-
Ing expedition 10 The Welsh hills, but
the rumor Of I hal travelled 10 West
ley. Ben was in high spirits when he
was told the iourne in store for him.
''l'll teach these fore gners thing
or two. bic said 10 lie cook one nighl;
"a which she rplinl: lyon be very
careful, Mr.. u n, That they don't teach
ynu more III al you teach them"
'Tbrmr ha or I; '.ihsm teach ms?
Why could wallop the lot Of 'em, If l
wanted TO-"
Then you mind you don't want 10, ="
size answered.
WIN. ,on know very WELL" oon-
llHu,sI Ben. ''lha ! set your watch
ngoiug after James. the matchmaker,
had had il month. aud cnuldn't make
moth NJ Of Il; and | stopped llIe blue
b'-I room ehimbly smoking when tie
smoke had nearly druv you all out Of
Tire place
Rubbish" she sail ''Thc watal
W al ng, and AS for the cll mbIy. Il
smoked b caAse there was q bng OF straw
III L You needn't crow over them
IL nss young man !"
Yes, there WAS little III feeling or
the past Of lac cunk toward Ben. Sh'
, hal claimed him for her own Originals
: 81. but Ben had fought SHY; aud latter
" he had been paying good deal o
attention to Anna the hOusenaid at tia
rrctnry. Either fault alone, on Ben
/ part would have made the cook some
what aggriyed toward him, but the twt
conlhintad was more than culinary
ilrsh aud blood could stand. THus
. happened that her tongue hal an &C
cess Of areriity when moving nj Ben.
!. Down nj The rectory the commotio
I, was nearly rs general. The servant
: discussed the situation from mornIn
! ill night. and Anna received many un
|, pleasant jeers.
Stick 10 you'll" said the coachmar
: "noi he. Them sort never st cks
!; nothing but their baccs. When 20
: says goolby 10 Ben. you says goodt
for ever. M lass.
lie can please himself" she salt
''bu, II lac thinks ! shall die broke
: hearted because he takes on with son
j. foreign girl. he's very much miStook.
9 That's alwa tho way with va
7 women folk. You talk as big MS b
i aud when il comes TO, you doubles Z
!, 10 moth ng."
o ..iiut Ben aud mes Different" sa
!, Auna. "lf he's not la earnest, |
Il more aren't H. Which was. perhap
y tOnsolaiorr.
. Tho time slipped rapidly By, and
], wanted but day u ben and Il mas
i er should start for the cOntncu
X That night Ben repa rcd to the rector
Z aud had parting interview W
y Anna Ills last words we're; ''You
IA not forget M, Anna when ! am part
r from you2 I'm aeon NJ back for y
= some day. Till then. no riverI''
y It'll whata"
: THAT'S u bit Of French, my DIES
m I've b learning lle langwiige latcl
o It's something kc 'goodbr.' OF
: more so. Ito river" Aud so I'll
~ parted.
In the course ola few weeks B
- aud his master were comfortably sotil
IL In u small German village near Bor
!, Tie house where they had made tn
VI bome was an old farmh Misa that b
:. once belonged to u noble family,
was now partly fallen to decay.
was inhab tel by the present own
RS vino carried ON tho bus ness of u SIN
farmer aud wine grower. He had u
n. ther W e. nor child, the domestic tu'
lions bsing super Intended, and in
great measure performed. by u siSt
Naturally. therefore. Il came about u
ed Ben and Fraulein Schmidt were OIL
OF In zach others company. AMI, natur
~ Is. also Bon improved the occasion.
,rs And tho Fraulcn herself grew rHa
mo Ia Ike the big boastful Engl shmI
and dill her best TO make both
lodgcrs contcntcd with their tempo
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